We are not robots, we are also humans. Thank you for 2022!
1. What we did for the first time in 2022
Attended a film premiere.
Supported an outdoor film event.
Covered a film festival as a media partner: The Annual Film Mischief.
Carried out film campaigns.
We were trusted with exclusive news stories.
2. Our future plans
Publish more detailed news.
Publish more curated listicles.
Attend more festivals.
Expand our video content through our TikTok account and Instagram reel.
3. Favourite films
Top Gun: Maverick
The Making of the King
Zola!
Not Okay
Prey
Wag the Dog
Rise
Hustle
Mr Smith Goes to Washington
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Another Round
Palm Springs
American Beauty
Cinema Paradiso
A Year End Medley
Introducing the Kujus
Entergalactic
Thor: Love and Thunder
The French Dispatch
Isle of Dogs
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
4. Favourite series
The Bear
All or Nothing: Arsenal
Years and Years
Crime and Justice Lagos
Diiche
Breaking Bad
Better Call Saul
Pachinko
Taxi Driver
Our Beloved Summer
Run On
House of the Dragon
Barry
White Lotus
Peacemaker
Wednesday
Atlanta
Love, Death + Robots
Rick and Morty
Arcane
5. Favourite books
Firestarter by Stephen King
Misery by Stephen King
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
African Delights
Inferno
The Man Died
Black Paper
6. Artistes that made our year
Jorja Smith
Burna Boy
The Weeknd
Asa
Wurld
Brymo
Mahalia
Little Simz
Asake
Nothing But Thieves
Cage The Elephant
Kool and the Gang
Coldplay
Narrowhaven
Le sserafim
Lana del Rey
Ruger
Rüfüs du Sol
Queen
London Grammar
Rema
Drake
21 Savage
Kanye West
Omah Lay
7. Most of the time spent with:
MOVIES
8. The best time spent with:
Cinephiles at The Annual Film Mischief.
9. Prevalent mood in 2022:
Feeling loved and more assured about our purpose.
10. What we would have liked to have done without in the team:
Parting with some members of our team.
11. What we would like to convince everyone of:
Watch Nigerian films. Find the ones you enjoy and don’t stop talking about them online and offline.
12. Most important realization:
Nollywood is still wild!
13. The best present we have given someone:
The final day gift of our 25-day giveaway.
14. The best gift that someone has given us:
Telling other people about us and talking about the work we’re doing.
15. The most beautiful sentence of the year:
“Tell people when you think their work is great or important. It’s not always as obvious to them as it seems.”
16. 2022 was:
exciting, challenging and an experience.
17. 2023 will be:
Wholesome!
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